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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
scrimshaw .
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Examples
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Today the Doc spends his days meticulously etching images of pirate ships and scuba divers into glass scrimshaws, and carving jewelry out of black coral which he sells for modest prices.
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Some of the tusk pieces are perfect for carving out knife and gun handles, scrimshaws, chess pieces, pool cues.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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